WELCOME!

Welcome to my blog, The Wooden Spoon! I'm so glad you're here. I've been toying with the idea of starting a blog for a very long time. Now, I've finally taken the plunge and done it!

The Wooden Spoon is a food blog, first and foremost. I'm an avid baker, who sometimes likes to cook, and I always make a mess. I graduated from culinary school in May of 2014 and since then I have done absolutely nothing with my degree. Well, that's not quite true. I did make a birthday cake for a friend's one year old son (I used my cake decorating skills!). But other than that my life has revolved around my families business and trying to save up enough money to move out on my own. I currently hold two jobs, and while I can't see myself staying with either of them for the long term, they are sufficient for the time being.

And all of this has led up to the starting of my blog. I'm a baker at heart. It's in my bones. I have a pent up energy inside of me from all of this time not being in the kitchen. If I don't get it out I'm pretty sure I'll explode. And so, my blog. A creative outlet. A reason to get back in the kitchen and make things. To keep practicing, learning new things, and sharing it here on The Wooden Spoon.

Speaking of wooden spoons, you know it's funny, but I have never, in my entire life, owned a wooden spoon. But I have always loved them. When I hear "wooden spoon" I instantly think of making delicious food, creating new things, and having fun doing it. When I think of "spoon" I think of a tool used to shovel food into my mouth. Obviously there is not so much of a difference between the shapes, but the purposes are very different. That's why I chose the name The Wooden Spoon, because I hope that it brings up images, and maybe even memories, of whipping up yummy treats and sharing them with loved ones.

And I hope that's what this blog will be. A place where you can come and find delicious recipes with easy to understand directions and beautiful photos to reference. Perhaps you'll even learn something new!

In the mean time, I'm going to go and get me my first wooden spoon. ;)

xo Morgan

(The image for this post was from a cake I made for my mom's birthday a few months ago. The recipe will most definitely be showing up on the blog sometime, so stay tuned!)